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Work interests: research, editing, science communication
Affiliation/website: National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
Preferred contact method: Any
Preferred contact language(s): English, German
Contact: email = researchcooperative-at-gmail-dot-com
Favourite publications: Various, and especially the open access versions of older journals with effective review systems
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Affiliations: 1996-present: National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka. 1995: Freelance editor, Kyoto. 1994: JSPS Research Visitor, Kyoto University, Kyoto. 1993: Research Visitor, Australian National University, Canberra. 1991: Visiting Researcher, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka.1990: STA Fellow, National Institute for Ornamental Plants, Vegetables, and Tea (NIVOT), Ano, Japan
Contact: National Museum of Ethnology, Senri Expo Park, Suita City, Osaka, Japan 565-8511
Biographical: Established the Research Cooperative in 2001
Favourite Publications: Various
Semantic field of academic research and writing
The semantic field of academic research and writing
Looking for a name for yourself? Need to to know the working title of a person you need help from? The occupational names, words and phrases listed below are all related to academic research, editing, translation, illustration and writing - thus forming one large semantic field. Machine translations of this word list are reported, without editing or correction, for:
Chinese (simplified), Dutch, German, French, Romanian, and Spanish
By using two browser windows, the original list and a translation can be viewed side-by-side.
Many of the words listed are not exclusive to the semantic field of research and writing, so the machines consulted may assume the wrong context and provide inappropriate translations. Some words may not be translated at all. Despite gaps and errors, this list and the rough translations may help readers to:
a. Find suitable keywords, when looking on the internet for services related to research and writing.
b. Find suitable words or phrases for an offer or request on the Research Cooperative website.
For more on the problem of translating terms, see our discussion of English and Japanese terms related to editing.
Within each word group below, the words are arranged (approximately) as follows: personal noun - impersonal noun - verb - adverb - adjective. [Additions and changes not yet reflected in all translations are noted in brackets with a date]
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Group 1 - Academic research
/---/(S1). the academic, academician, academy, academic research.
(S2). scholar, scholarship, scholarly, scholastic.
(S3). scientist, science, scientific.
(S4). student, the study, to study, studying, studied, studious.
(S5). researcher, the research, to research, researched, researching.
(S6). investigator, investigation, investigate, investigated.
(S7). teacher, teaching, taught.
(S8). learner, she learned, learning, a learned remark.
(S9). the experience, to experience, he experienced, an experienced man.
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Group 2 - [Reviewing and editing]
/---/(S1). editor, the edit, to edit, editing, edited, editorial, editors, edition.
(S2). redact, redaction, redactory, redacted.
(S3). rephrase, he rephrased the statement, rephrasable.
(S4). reviewer, the revision, the review, to review, reviewing, revise, revised, [academic review]
(S5). reword, rework, reformulate.
(S6). rewriter, the rewrite, to rewrite, rewritten, rewritable.
(S7). checker, the check, to check, she checks, checking, checked.
(S8). comentator, the comment, to comment, commented, commentary
(S9). copy-editor, to copy-edit, [copyeditor, copyedit, managing editor - April 2009]
(S10). copy-reader, to copy-read.
(S11). corrector, the correction, to correct, the correct word, corrected, uncorrectable.
(S12). brush up, brush-up, she brushed up my article.
(S13). polisher, to polish up, the polish-up, polished writing.
(S14). proofreader, proof-reader, the printer's proof, proof-read, proofread.
(S15). criticise, critic, critique, constructive criticism.
[S16). read, reader, reading - April 2009]
[(S17). acquiring editor, acquisitions editor, senior editor, editorial director - April 2009]
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Group 3 - Translating and interpreting
/---/(S1). translator, translators, the translation, the translation of this word, translate, translating, she translated for me, the translated word, untranslatable.
(S2). interpreter, interpreters, interpretation, interpret, he interpreted for me, the interpreted word, uninterpretable.
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Group 4 - Illustration
/---/(S1). illustrator, illustrators, the best illustration, illustrations, illustrate, illustrating, illustrated.
(S2). the figure, the figures, the figured example.
(S3). the picture, to picture, the pictured scene, depiction, depicted.
(S4). photographer, photo, plate, negative, diapositive, the still photograph, the photograph, to photograph, photographing, photographed.
(S5). the image, to image the results, images.
(S6). graphic design, graphic designer, graphics, the graphic, a graphic image.
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Group 5 - Writing and publishing
/---/(S1). authors, the best authority, authorities, the author, to author a text, authorise, authorize.
(S2). writer, writers, writer's block, writing, write, she wrote, written, unwritable.
(S3). contents, title, heading, abstract, summary, introduction, methods, discussion, conclusion, appendix, acknowledgment, acknowledgements, references, bibliography, cited works.
(S4). the index, to index, indexed, [indexer, indexing - Jan 2009].
(S5). pages, pagination, page number, paginate.
(S6). article, paper, manuscript, script, first draft, final draft, printer's proof.
(S7). the publication, publisher, publishers, publish, publishing, a published author.
(S8). public relations, PR, the public.
(S9). audience, audiences.
(S10). book, journal, magazine, monograph, newsletter, series, leaflet, [brochure, pamphlet - April 2009].
(S11). reader, readers, to read, reading, he read that, readable, unreadable.
(S12). printer, to print, the print, printing, printed, printable, unprintable.
(S13). copyright holder, the copyright, [to copyright, copyrighted - April 2009 spelling correction].
(S14). intellectual property holder, intellectual property, intellectual property rights.
[(S15). read, reading, deliver, delivery, present, presentation, lecture, lecturer, talk, talker - April 2009]
